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Nov. 27, 1923.

M. D. SCHWARTZ HANGER FOR BOOKS Filed Feb. 6. 1923 INVENTOR 4 Z. W BY gATTORNEY Patented Nov 27, 1223.

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HANGER nos BOOKS.

Application filed February 6, 1923. Serial No. 617,372.

of the city of New York, inthe county of,

Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprove ments in Hangers for Books, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to improvements in hangers for books, thatis to say to a device by means of which books or the like, to which moreor less constant reference is being made, may be hung up in a convenientmanner.

Heretofore it has been customary to suspend such books by means of loopsof wire or cord passing through a hole in the book. This necessitatespunching a hole in the book, with the result that very often the text orprinted matter on the pages of the book is injured.

The main object of the present invention is to provide a hanger whichobviates the necessity of punching a hole through the leaves of thebook, thus overcoming the difficulty above referred to.

Another object of the invention is to so construct a hanger that it maybe conveniently attached to the book, more particularly without the aidof special tools or ap liances.

A urther object of the invention is to produce a hanger of the typementioned, which is simple in construction, efiicient in operation,durable in use and capable of manufacture on a commercial scale, or inother words one which is not so diflicult to make as to be beyond thereasonable cost of such a contrivance.-

With these and other objects in view, which will more fully appear asthe nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists inthe combination, arrangement and construction of parts hereinafterdescribed, pointed out in the appended claims and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, it being understood that many changes may be madein the size and proportion of the several parts and details ofconstruction within the scope of the ap pended claims, without departingfrom the spirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

Two of the many possible embodiments of the invention are illustrated inthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view of abook equipped with the improved hanger; Fig. 2 is a central longitudinalsection taken through the back of a book, the hanger being shown inelevation; and Fig. 3 is a section similarto the one shown in Fig. 2with a modified hanger.

Referring now first to Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, the numeral 10designates a book, provided, for instance, with a paper.

cover 11, that extends around the back of the book, as shown at 12. Thispaper back is lined with a fabric strip 13, to which the leaves of thebook are stitched in the usual manner. Adjacent its upper edge, there iscentrally formed in the back 12 a longitudinal slot 14, in alignmentwith a slot 15 in the strip 13. Through these slots is extended a hanger16, preferably, made of leather and including a strip 17, which isprovided with a slot 18 adjacent one of its ends and with an enlargement19 at its opposite end. This enlargement is interposed between theleaves of the book, it being provided with an edge 20, which extends atan acute angle to one of the longi tudinal edges of the strip 17, theedge 20 abutting against the inner face of the fabric strip 13, asclearly shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings. In other words, the enlargementextends at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of the strip 17.

In use, the slotted end 18 of the strip 17 is extended through the slots14: and 15 in the back 12 and fabric strip 13, respectively,

and drawn outwards until the edge 20 of the enlargement 19 abuts againstthe inner face of the strip 13. The book may then be suspended from anail driven into a wall or other support by engaging the slot 18 in thestrip 17 with the nail. The enlargement 19 must obviously be of a sizeto prevent a disengagement of the hanger from the book. The edge 20 ofthe enlargement is disposed at an acute angle to one of the longitudinaledges of the strip 17 to hold the book in balanced position on the nail,

and for this purpose, furthermore, the slots 14: and 15 are providedadjacent the upper edge of the book.

As appears from Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings the enlargement 19 extendsto one side only of the strip 17. In order to provide a betterconnection between the hanger and the book, the said enlargement may beextended to both sides of the strip, as indicated at 19 in Fig. 3 of thedrawings.

While herein thehanger has been illustrated and described as beingapplied to books having paper covers, it is obviousthat it is alsoapplicable to books having stifl";

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What I claim is 1. A hanger for books comprising a strip provided with aslot adjacent one of its ends, and an enlargement upon the opposite endof said. strip made integral therewith, said enlargement extending at anacute angle to the longitudinal axis of said strip.

2. A hanger for books comprising a strip provided with means upon one ofits ends for engaging a support, and an enlargement upon the oppositeend of said strip made. integral therewith, said enlargement extendingat an acute angle to the longitudinal axis of said strip.

3. The combination with a book having a slot in its back, of a hangerfor said book comprising a strip adapted to be extended through saidslot, and an enlargement on said strip interposed between the leaves ofsaid book and abutting against the inner face of the back of the book,said enlargement extending at an acute angle to the longitudinal axis ofsaid strip,

Signed at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,this 10th day of January, A. D. 1923.

MORITZ D. SCHWARTZ,

